Nghe An: Arrest of a particularly dangerous wanted subject leading 3 major drug rings
(Baonghean.vn) - Information from Vinh City Police said that on August 7, 2021, the unit had just arrested the especially dangerous wanted subject Tran Van Dong (born in 1983), residing in Thanh Chuong according to the wanted decision of the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department.
Dong is the leader of three large drug trafficking rings from Laos to Vinh city and transited to southern provinces and cities for consumption, which Vinh city police had focused on fighting and eliminating before.
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| Vinh City Police arrested drug lord Tran Van Dong. Photo: Duc Vu |
Specifically, on September 7, 2020, Vinh City Police arrested 04 subjects for illegal drug trafficking and storage, confiscating: 13 heroin cakes, 10.1 kg of crystal meth, 10,221 synthetic drug pills; on December 19, 2020, Vinh City Police coordinated with Ngoc Lam Border Guard Station, Thanh Thuy Border Guard Station, Thanh Chuong District to break up a case, arrest 02 subjects for illegal drug trafficking and storage, confiscating 11 heroin cakes, 2 kg of crystal meth, 02 kg of ketatamine, 5,000 synthetic drug pills, 20 kg of firecrackers.
Then, on February 21, 2021, in the border area of Ngoc Lam commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An police and border guards arrested 01 subject illegally buying and selling drugs, seized 02kg of crystal meth, 02kg of ketamine, 02 heroin cakes.
In the above-mentioned investigation projects, Tran Van Dong was the person behind the direction of all activities of the drug trafficking crime ring. Dong's "henchmen" were continuously fought and dismantled by Vinh City Police and related units.
According to police documents, after Dong's aforementioned drug lines were destroyed, the drug "boss" fled to the South and continued to connect and collude to establish new criminal lines.
During the investigation of the above cases, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police has proven and clarified the criminal acts and issued a decision to prosecute Tran Van Dong for illegal drug trafficking.
After verifying that Dong had fled the locality, the Provincial Police Investigation Agency issued a Decision.wantedDefendant No. 14/CSMT-D4 dated August 5, 2021. Realizing that this is an especially dangerous wanted subject, the City Police decided to establish a special project to arrest the subject.
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| The amount of drugs seized in the investigation on September 7, 2020, led by Tran Van Dong, who directed and operated the ring. Photo: Duc Vu |
After many months of secret surveillance, at dawn on August 6, 2021, receiving information that Tran Van Dong was appearing in the Vietnam - Laos border area in the mountainous area of Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Chuong, Vinh City Police, Thanh Chuong District Police co-chaired and coordinated with the Provincial Police's professional department to concentrate forces to verify and arrest him.
Although Dong disguised himself under a new cover to visit the house, he could not fool the experienced detectives. At about 4:30 p.m. the same day, when "boss" Tran Van Dong had just left his house and went out to the street in the area of Long Son hamlet, Thanh Long commune, Thanh Chuong district, the working groups suddenly rushed in, quickly controlled and arrested him; confiscated 01 package of heroin, 16 synthetic drug pills, 01 car and 04 mobile phones.
Currently, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghe An Province Police is detaining Tran Van Dong for further investigation and expansion.